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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)

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Discussion Posts > Thoughtful review of Robert Gordon's new book The Rise and Fall of American Growth

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Jan 29, 2016 10:45AM

Paul Krugman has written a thoughtful review of Robert Gordon's new book The Rise and Fall of American Growth. If Gordon is correct that Americans' quality of life will plateau and stagnate, are new technologies the solution -- even if they're not as radical as a century ago? No. History shows that connectivity of trade and communications unlock GDP growth, as I detail in Connectography: www.paragkhanna.com/connectography

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